Chapter 416 With this proud student, who dares not give me face?
On the bus to Bobai County.
After learning that Deng Yunheng was already the deputy director, the school leaders, teachers and students were all stunned.
At the same time as they were shocked, the way the classmates looked at Deng Yunheng changed. When the classmates got together before, the feeling was the same as it was ten years ago. There was no class distinction. Everyone could joke as they pleased and make fun of whoever they wanted.
Even though they knew that Chen Wenfeng had become a section-level cadre and the head of the Cangwu County Agricultural Machinery Bureau, the students' mentality did not change much.
However, after knowing that Deng Yunheng's rank was already a deputy director, not to mention all the students, even Li Hongjun, the head teacher, and the principal and other leaders, looked a little embarrassed, and their attitudes unconsciously became a little respectful. How could they dare to joke around as casually as before? After all , this is a deputy director. Even if the students present don't know much about this level, they also understand that this is an existence that is out of their reach and the highest official they can come into contact with in their lives. With this understanding, their attitudes naturally can no longer be as casual as before.
Deng Yunheng's ability to read people's expressions is beyond words. Seeing the changes in the expressions of the school leaders, the head teacher, and the students, he smiled and said, "Dear teachers and students, no matter what level I am today, I am still a member of our Class 34. You should not regard me as a leader, but as your classmate.
Today we are here to attend a class reunion, not a job fair.
So, just do what you want. Don’t be too relaxed just because I’m at a higher level. Otherwise, this class reunion will lose its meaning.”
Li Hongjun had recovered from his excitement and agreed, "Deng Yunheng is right. No matter what his status is outside, he is still a member of our class 34. The friendship we have had for two years will never change."
Zhu Chenglong gave a thumbs up and praised: "Brother Heng, you are so awesome. You have become such a high-ranking official just a few years after graduation. I will have the capital to brag about it in the future."
Li Huaqiang also said excitedly: "In the future, when I go out and tell others that my best friend in high school is an official higher than the county magistrate, it will shock others. I can brag about this for at least ten years."
With these two taking the lead, the other students also became excited.
This high school classmate has produced such an awesome person. For them, it is not just a chance to brag, but also a real connection.
Perhaps, some of you here will never need such connections in your lifetime, but this thing is like a country’s nuclear weapons. You can choose not to use it, but you cannot live without it.
In life, no one knows what will happen next. Perhaps one day some of the students here will encounter a hurdle that is difficult to overcome in their life, but for Deng Yunheng, such a hurdle can be solved with just one sentence.
In short, as long as one has a normal mind, one will be surprised by this kind of unexpected connections and will never be jealous or envious.
Chen Wenfeng was now completely convinced. As a person in the officialdom, he attached more importance to this network of relationships. He looked at Deng Yunheng and asked with a smile on his face, "Old classmate, you should be married now, right?"
Deng Yunheng smiled and nodded: "We got married last year, and this year I became a father."
In the following time, all the teachers and students talked about Deng Yunheng. They first asked what Peking University, a top university, was like, then talked about the famous attractions in the capital, and then extended the topic to the customs and culture of the capital, etc.
After talking about Beijing, they talked about Fujian and asked about Deng Yunheng's resume from graduation from high school to promotion to deputy director.
When the teachers and students had almost understood everything, the bus drove into Bobai County.
Although the students in Class 34 are all from Bobai County, more than 90% of them are from the former Songshan Commune (Songwang Town + Shuangwang Township), and the rest are from neighboring towns, which are dozens of kilometers away from the county seat.
Among the 36 students, only about half had been to the county town, and the rest were visiting the county town for the first time.
Regardless of whether they were students who had been here before or were visiting the county town for the first time, they couldn't help but talk about it when the bus passed by Naye Deng's community.
“This residential area is so beautifully built!”
"It's really beautiful. I haven't seen many residential areas as beautiful as this one in Guangzhou."
"I heard that this Naye Deng's residential complex was built with funds raised by the Naye Deng's family in Shuangwang Township. Deng Yunheng, you are also from Shuangwang Township, and your last name is Deng. Could this residential complex be built with funds raised by your family members?"
“This was indeed built with funds raised by our tribe members.”
"It's true. Your Deng family is really amazing. A few years ago, there were only a few decent brick and tile houses in our village, but your Deng family built such a beautiful community in the county. It's really amazing!"
"Over the years, the reputation of the Naye Deng family has really grown!"
“…”
While everyone was talking, the bus turned at the intersection and stopped in front of the Suifeng Hotel.
All the teachers and students got off the bus and saw the banner hanging at the entrance of Suifeng Hotel at a glance. On the banner was a line of big words - Youth never ends, let's relive the friendship between classmates.
Below the big characters was a line of small words - 10th anniversary reunion of the 34th class of Songshan High School.
Deng Yunheng smiled and said, "Dear teachers and students, we will have dinner here in a while. After dinner, we will go to the karaoke room to sing. Our classmates from Class 34 will be reunited after ten years, so we must celebrate it properly."
Seeing that Deng Yunheng had already made all the arrangements, the students were slightly excited.
It is only the early 1990s, and graduation parties are not popular yet. Today, everyone came here to fulfill a ten-year reunion. Originally, they just wanted to meet their classmates from ten years ago. At most, they would have a meal together, and then the party would be over.
But no one expected that Deng Yunheng had made all the arrangements and directly brought everyone to the county town to celebrate. This was really something no one had expected.
After entering the restaurant, Deng Yunheng greeted his sister and then took a group of classmates to the designated area to sit down.
This area is made up of eight long square tables put together to form a square "hollow" table. The table is very large and can easily seat more than 40 people.
It was still a little early for dinner, so after the waiter brought the tea, everyone sat down with their close friends and started chatting.
When we were on the bus before, all topics revolved around Deng Yunheng.
Now that everyone had a pretty good idea of Deng Yunheng's situation from the time he graduated from high school until now, they gathered in groups of three or four again to chat.
Sitting next to Deng Yunheng were none other than Zhu Chenglong and Li Huaqiang, two of his best classmates back then.
Deng Yunheng took the initiative to ask: "Along, I heard you say before that you have quit your job in Shenzhen and are going to return to your hometown to develop. Have you decided what business you want to start?"
Zhu Chenglong shook his head and said, "Brother Heng, I haven't thought about it yet. You are knowledgeable and experienced. How about you give me some advice?"
Deng Yunheng asked: "How much capital do you have? If you want to do business, is there any industry you want to enter?"
Zhu Chenglong said: "As for the funds, I can barely scrape together 30,000 yuan. As for the industry, it doesn't matter, as long as I can make money."
Li Huaqiang was surprised and said, "Along, you are really amazing. You have saved so much money after working in Shenzhen for a few years."
It's no wonder that he was surprised. Even in the rural areas of later generations, 30,000 yuan is not a small sum, let alone in the early 1990s. Except for the village where the Ye Deng family lived, there were really few families in other villages that could come up with so much money.
Zhu Chenglong shook his head and said, "What's so great about that? My wife and I have been working in Shenzhen for several years. We saved this money by living frugally."
Li Huaqiang said: "That's pretty impressive. I worked in Beihai for ten years and only saved less than half of your money."
Knowing that this money was saved by Zhu Chenglong through hard work, Deng Yunheng naturally couldn't let him do the high-risk business. After thinking for a while, he said, "Along, if you are not afraid of hard work, you can try making midnight snacks."
Zhu Chenglong was a little surprised when he heard this: "Making midnight snack?"
Deng Yunheng nodded and said, "Yes, for midnight snacks, you can cook eel porridge, pigeon porridge, etc. There should be a market for this, and it is easy to learn how to cook this kind of porridge. You can also open a snail stall specializing in fried snails, and if you pair it with beer, the business should be good.
Of course, you can also do both, and even add some fried noodles or stir-fried vegetables, as long as you have the time.
However, my opinion is to do it one by one, and once you have gained experience and repeat customers, then slowly add other types. This is safer.
The most important thing is that this kind of small business doesn’t require much investment. An investment of a few hundred yuan is enough. In this way, even if the business loses money, it won’t be a big loss. You can start all over again.”
Zhu Chenglong nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "Brother Heng, you are smart. I will listen to you and try to open a night snack stall later."
Li Huaqiang was somewhat moved by what he heard and asked, "Brother Heng, what do you think I am suitable for?"
Deng Yunheng smiled and said, "Why, are you planning to come back and start your own business?"
Li Huaqiang said: "Although I have a good job now, not much work, and the salary is not low, but after all, I am working for others and will never get rich. If I can have my own business, that would of course be better."
Deng Yunheng said: "You can try to open a wholesale department in the town, doing wholesale and retail at the same time. If you do this well, you can make a lot of money."
Li Huaqiang asked: "Brother Heng, what does this wholesale department sell?"
Deng Yunheng said, "Your customers are the small shops in the village. You can wholesale whatever they need. Now the small shops in the village all purchase goods from the supply and marketing cooperatives, but the supply and marketing cooperatives are becoming increasingly weak. You can purchase goods directly from the wholesale stations of the county department stores, or even directly from the manufacturers. This should be feasible."
Li Huaqiang nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "Thank you, Brother Heng. I will take some time to study this later."
After talking about the business, the three of them recalled some people and things that happened in school.
Before we knew it, it was time for dinner. The waiter came over and asked Deng Yunheng for permission. After getting his approval, he started serving the dishes.
Deng Yunzhen naturally would not be stingy when entertaining her brother's teachers and classmates, and asked the chef to prepare a very sumptuous meal.
Although they were not delicacies from land and sea, there was plenty of chicken, duck, fish and meat. Dozens of boiled, braised and stewed dishes were served, making many students drool.
Nowadays, there are still many people with poor family conditions in the countryside. Even among the 36 students in Class 34, not everyone lives a good life. Some students' family conditions are relatively poor and they still live a life where they can't eat meat several times a month.
Seeing so many delicious meals nowadays, it would be strange if you didn’t drool!
Before the meal began, a sense of ceremony was necessary, so Deng Yunheng asked the principal, vice principal and class teacher to give a speech each.
In the presence of delicious food, the principal and others were quite tactful. They did not make long and boring speeches like they did in school, but just finished with a few simple sentences.
Finally, everyone raised their glasses and drank together before enjoying the food comfortably.
After taking a few bites of the food, the students began to toast their class teacher, the principal and other leaders. Deng Yunheng was no exception and also raised his glass to toast all the teachers.
Drinking the wine offered by his favorite student, Li Hongjun felt so happy that his heart was bubbling with joy.
After attending this party, he will have something to brag about when he goes back. From now on, he won't be able to walk around Bobai with his head held high, but everyone will have to give him some face.
The principal was also beaming with joy. Although Deng Yunheng was not taught by him, as the leader of the school, he would naturally benefit from it. In the future, when he went to the Education Bureau for a meeting, he would have the confidence to slam the table at his leaders.
In addition to paying tribute to their teachers, a group of students toasted Deng Yunheng.
Deng Yunheng picked up the wine and said, "My old classmates, let's drink together. If each of you toasts me a glass, I can't handle it!"
Chen Wenfeng raised his glass and said with a smile: "Let's drink together. I wish all the students in Class 34 a bright future."
Other students also responded and raised their glasses to drink.
After drinking the wine, everyone let go of their inhibitions and talked with their classmates about their careers, families, and their dreams...
Chen Wenfeng came to sit next to Deng Yunheng with a glass of wine in his hand, and said with a smile: "Old classmate, I'm here to learn from you."
"The squad leader is joking."
Deng Yunheng raised his glass and clinked it with his, saying, "The Agricultural Machinery Bureau is also a relatively important department in the county. You are the head now. When the conditions for promotion are ripe and your father-in-law gives you a push, your promotion to deputy county magistrate will be a natural thing."
Chen Wenfeng took a sip of wine and said confidently: "My old classmate, you are right. My father-in-law is likely to make further progress next year. With his help, I will have a great chance of being promoted to deputy county magistrate."
Deng Yunheng smiled and said, "Squad Leader, I congratulate you in advance!"
Chen Wenfeng waved his hands and said, "We don't know when this will happen. Besides, even if I am promoted to deputy county magistrate, I will only be at the deputy division level. I am far behind you, my old classmate. If I can be promoted to your level in this lifetime, my Chen family's ancestral graves will be filled with smoke."
Deng Yunheng naturally knew that this was true. Although Chen Wenfeng was a college student, he was just an ordinary college student. With the help of his father-in-law, it would be no problem for him to get a division-level position, and he even had a good chance of being promoted to a full director. However, it would not be so easy to be promoted to a bureau-level position.
There is a huge gap between the division level and the bureau level, and not everyone can cross it.
If Chen Wenfeng is not appreciated by his leaders, it will be extremely difficult for him to be promoted to deputy director unless he has made outstanding political achievements.
Deng Yunheng consoled him, "Class monitor, who can predict what will happen in the future? You are still a college student after all, and you still have some advantages over others."
"I hope so. Anyway, I will be satisfied if I can become a county-level leader."
Next, Chen Wenfeng seriously asked Deng Yunheng about how to be an official.
They started working at the same time, but he is only a section chief now, while Deng Yunheng is already a deputy director. The gap is really too big. Of course, there is a gap between Peking University and ordinary universities, but the gap in personal ability is also quite obvious.
Therefore, Chen Wenfeng sincerely asked this old classmate for advice, hoping to get some inspiration from him.
Deng Yunheng was not shy about sharing with Chen Wenfeng some of his experiences in the officialdom over the past few years.
Chen Wenfeng listened attentively and benefited a lot.
The meal lasted from 5pm to 7pm.
Because everyone knew that they would go to the karaoke hall to sing in the evening, everyone controlled their alcohol consumption and did not drink too much.
After all, karaoke had just become popular these days, and only a handful of teachers and students present had ever been to a karaoke room. Everyone wanted to experience karaoke, so naturally they had to control their alcohol intake to avoid missing out, which would have been a pity.
You can drink alcohol at any time, but you don’t always have the opportunity to go to a karaoke room.
Deng Yunheng didn't let everyone wait any longer. After the dinner was over, he led a group of teachers and students directly to the Regal Hotel.
Arriving at the Regal Hotel, Zhu Chenglong asked in surprise: "Brother Heng, is this karaoke room inside this hotel?"
Deng Yunheng smiled and said, "Yes, there is a karaoke room on the second floor of this hotel, but everyone should get their keys first. We will stay here tonight."
All the students exclaimed in amazement when they heard this. This Fuhao Hotel had just been opened for over a year and was currently the most upscale hotel in the county. Except for a few worldly-wise students like Chen Wenfeng and Liu Limei, most of the students had never stayed in such a high-end hotel.
Deng Yunheng had made arrangements in advance, and as soon as they arrived, the waiter handed them the room keys one by one.
After the teachers and students received their room keys, Deng Yunheng said, "Dear teachers and students, please go to your respective rooms first and ask any questions you have. If there are no questions, we can gather at the karaoke room on the second floor at 7:30. Is that ok?"
"no problem!"
The teachers and students responded one after another, and then went upstairs to find their respective rooms according to the room numbers on the keys.
Needless to say, the luxurious room once again amazed everyone.
Half past seven.
A group of teachers and students gathered in the karaoke room on the second floor.
There is no doubt that except for a few teachers and students, most of the teachers and students were seeing karaoke for the first time, and they were all amazed.
There is a reason why this thing became popular all over the country in just a few years. There is no doubt that it appeals to people of this generation. After becoming familiar with the operation of karaoke, everyone starts to sing along.
If it were any other time, some students might be too shy to sing, but everyone had been drinking in the Sui Feng Hotel. It is no secret that alcohol makes cowards braver, and people do get braver after drinking than usual. Plus with the right atmosphere, every student boldly went on stage to sing.
Today, this karaoke hall has been reserved by Deng Yunheng.
Therefore, there were no outsiders singing on the second floor, which was one of the reasons why the students dared to sing boldly.
The teachers and students sang until ten o'clock in the evening, ending this karaoke trip with a sense of unfulfilled desire.
Then, they went out for a midnight snack together, and Deng Yunheng said, "Dear teachers and students, that's all for today. You've all been tired all day, so hurry back to the hotel, take a shower and rest, and then gather at Suifeng Hotel for dinner at 11 a.m. tomorrow."
The teachers and students all responded in agreement, and then went back to the Regal Hotel to take a shower and rest.
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The next day.
At 11 o'clock in the morning, teachers and students of Class 34 gathered at Suifeng Hotel for dinner again.
Even if Deng Yunheng didn't say it, everyone knew that this was a farewell dinner, and everyone felt a little reluctant.
When the meal was almost finished, Deng Yunheng spoke up, "Dear teachers and classmates, I'm sure you've all guessed that after this meal, this 10th anniversary reunion will be over.
Everyone will go their separate ways, just like they did ten years ago. It will probably be difficult to gather together like we do today in the future.”
Liu Limei couldn't help but interrupt: "Old classmate, can't we make another ten-year agreement?"
"Yes, fellow old classmates, why don't we make another ten-year agreement and gather together again in ten years to attend the 20th anniversary reunion."
"I agree to another ten-year agreement. No matter where I am, I will definitely come back to participate."
"I agree."
“…”
The other classmates all agreed after hearing this. None of them wanted to miss such a class reunion.
Deng Yunheng said: "I am also willing to make another ten-year agreement with you all, but you also know my current position. I don't know what position I will be working in ten years. It is also unknown whether I can spare time to attend the party by then.
Therefore, I dare not make any promises now, for fear that if I cannot come, I will disappoint all the teachers and classmates.”
Chen Wenfeng continued, "Old classmate, we can make this ten-year agreement first. Your classmates all know your situation. We can contact each other in advance and accommodate your schedule. This way, there shouldn't be any problems."
Li Hongjun smiled and said, "Chen Wenfeng is right. We can make this ten-year agreement first. We don't have to choose this time. We can choose another time to get together. As long as we contact each other in advance, I believe there will be no problem."
Other classmates also spoke up. The most important person at this class reunion was naturally Deng Yunheng. It didn't matter whether other people came or not, but if Deng Yunheng didn't come, then the reunion would lose its meaning. Therefore, all the classmates had no objection to accommodating Deng Yunheng's time.
Deng Yunheng nodded and said, "Well, now that we've come to this point, I'd be letting down my classmates if I don't agree."
All the students smiled happily when they heard this.
After the dinner was over, Deng Yunheng said, "Dear teachers and classmates, I have given you some small gifts, which have been placed in the car. See you in ten years."
"See you in ten years."
"See you in ten years."
"See you in ten years."
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